Attached band-fastener.



GEORGE E. TAYLOR, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

ATTACHED BAND-FASTENEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

Application filed March 2, 1917. Serial No.-152,058.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attached Band- Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attached band fastener and particularly to a construction wherein the fastener plate is formed separate from the band and attached thereto when the fastener is to be applied in use.

The invention has for an object to provide a new and improved construction of band provided with means to engage a fastener plate and prevent either lateral or longitudinal movement thereof relative to the band when attached thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide means upon such a band to prevent movement of either the band or fastener on the material to which it is applied when the free end of the band is drawn taut preliminarily to securing it by the lugs of the fastener.

Another object of the invention is to form a particular construction of fastener plate adapted for application to a band having a retaining lug or projection to engage the plate.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective of the plate par-- tially attached to the band;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the completed attachment Fig. 3 is a perspective showing the free end of the band clamped to the fastener;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4:-4: of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail of the band end for attachment;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form;

Fig. 7 is a perspective of a modified form of fastener;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of this form attached to a band; and Fig. 9 is a perspective of a further modified form of fastener plate attached.

Like numerals refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 the novel construction of band is shown as attached to the construction of fastener plate disclosed in my Patent 1,218,337, Mar. 6, 1917, but it is adapted for application to any form of such plate as will be hereinafter set forth. In these figures the band 10 is provided with a lip or retaining lug 11, preferably formed from the body thereof, and bent at an angle thereto to engage and embrace an edge 12 of the fastener plate 13. This plate is formed with clamping lugs 1 1 and adapted to be bent or folded toward the plate to secure the drawn end 16 of the band, as shown in said application and also in Fig. 3 herein. The plate is also provided with holding prongs or projections 17 to engage the material to which the fastener is applied and prevent slipping thereof during the drawing and clamping action. The end 18 of the band beyond the lip 11 extends over the face of the plate and is bent beneath the end or edge thereof opposite to the edge engaged by said lip. This effectually retains the plate against either lateral or longitudinal movement upon the band.

The lip or lug 11 is shown as cut from the body of the band but may be formed in any desired manner to form an interlocking 111821.56 between an edge of the plate and the ban In Fig. 6 a modified form of the invention is illustrated in which the prongs 17, shown in Fig. 1, are omitted and a band 20 attached to a fastener plate 21 as before described. The band however is formed with a bur or roughened portion 22 upon its under side to engage the material to which the fastener is applied and prevent slipping thereon during such application.

Fig. 7 shows a novel form of fastener plate 23 provided with a slot 24 in the body thereof with an edge of which the lip 25 on the band 26 engages. The end 26 of the band beyond this lip is bent under the plate as described in connection with Fig. 1. In

this form of the invention the end 26 of the band beneath the plate is formed with a bur or roughened portion 27 to prevent slipping of the fastener when applied. See Fig. 8.

Fig. 9 illustrates a further modification invention the lip is formed adjacent the end of the band and-the. latter is not bent under the plate. In each form the lip is directed toward the free end of the band so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the plate toward the-body of the band while the means for holding the endofthe. band, beyond the lip prevents such movement in an opposite direction.

In the practical manufacture and shipping of these fasteners it is desirabletotransport the fastener plates. having the angularly bent clampinglugs; separately from the bands as the latter can then be packed in very close manner and the plates attached to,the proper length. of; bandwhen. the latter is to be applied to a pipe covering on otherwise. The lip or-lng. not only connects.

theplate and band; but forms a gage to determine the length. of band end beyond the,

lip so that the properamonnt thereof may be bent over the. plate. or otherwise held. This is, particularly desirable when the bands have been cut to. length for certain size of pipe as if: there were too much overlap. the balance of. the band would. not be sufliciently long to extend around the pipe and properly fasten. The shipping and storing of. the fastener plates separately from the bandsprevents injury to the lugs of the former and occupy much; less space in stock or transportation, he construction, of the hand permits the very easy and convenient application of. the. plate thereto without the use of tools. When thus. secured thev fastener may be easily handled in applying the same without the danger or annoyance. of the plate becomingdisc onnected fromthe band during such operation.

1, In, a, band fastener, a bendable band, a fastener plate disposed at onev end there of, interlpcking means connecting oneedge of the plate withsaid bandito preventlongitudinal movement in one. direction, and means connecting theplateand bandto prevent similar movement, in an. opposite direction.

. said plate with,the.band disposedgto-pnovide 2. In a band, fastener, a bendable band, afastener, plate disposed atone end thereof, interlocking. meansv connecting a? portion of.

a. predetermined, length of band: beyond said m ans. d, a on t on be w en h freev end, of, said band beyondv saidv means. and aidzp a e 3. In a band fastener, a bendable band, a fastener plate to,be applied, at; one end thereof, projecting. means 1 upon onev of said, members tofengage an edge. wall of the ther, ndm ns m n ct h and of said.

and ey nd a i g-to said; plate.

ories qg ,,fl,l .retea i i teims a fi e ee fi sh, by. sls mss as th I wfimngt na G2,.

4. In a band fastener, a band provided with. a retaining lip, arfastener plate adapted to have one edge embraced by said lip,

to embrace the opposite edge of said plate, and meanscarried by theplate. to secure the.

opposite end of the band.

Ina and. fas e r, epa t as ner plate, a band to which said plate is. applied, a projection extending from, the band, to. em brace an edge of the plate, means connecting the end of the band beyond said projection with said, plate, and. a roughened portion upon said band to prevent slippingof the fastener.

7 In a a a te s-ma and. of bendabl materlal formed adjacent, one, end-thereof with a retaining lug projected toward thefree end. of the. band and. fasteningmeans adapted to be engaged atoppositeedges. by said lug and the free endof the band. I

In a n as nen. a a ne plat a band: formed of; bendablematerial and: haying adjacent one, end: thereof. a retainingug cut rom. its. o y and bent outwa d; therefrom toward said end of, the band to engage said, plate, and, means connectingeaid end to said plate. independent of said 9. In aband, fastener-,a fastener plate, a

band. formed of; bendablematerial; to em-. b a e a por i n of. sa d; p ateand av ng, d-

jiasz e end her o a e ain ng; 11gt from its body and bent outward toward said end of. theband, and; L, bur formed, from said band to Por n.

10. In a band fastener, a, bendable band provided with a projectin retaining means, fastener plate adapte, to be attached thereto by said means. and, provided. with parallel, clamping lugs andr a slot within the body thereof.

11 In. a band fastener, a. bendable band providedrwith aprojecting retaining means, a? sten r plat ad p d, to 'be ttach thereto by sai means and provided with parallel clamping lugs and a slot withinzthe ody, her o an -i olding; ug on c edg of said plate ai and ey d a d. means.

In testimony whereof I afliX in. the presence, of two Witnesses.

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